Tsunamis ( tidal waves ) travel as fast as jet planes.
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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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The revenue that is generated from gambling is more than the revenue that comes from movies, cruise ships, recorded music, theme parks, and spectator sports combined.
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When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
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If you dropped an aerodynamic object (such as a bullet) from the Empire State Building, you could kill someone.
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The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
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In 1997, a survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.
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